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... up and catch the train back to Vernazza. We had reservations (this time the correct ones!) at Ristorante Belleforte, a restaurant built in part of the old fortifications, with tables scatter out over different levels of the fort. We sat on the main seating area on the top of the fort. For the appetizer, we ordered the mussels. Out came a steaming bowl of local mussels. The broth alone was outstanding, just a ...

... soon as she was dressed for the rain, I dragged her down the stairs and we hit the train station to Manarola.

It took literally 3 minutes to go from Riomaggiore to Manarola. We bought our tickets when the train was on the platform and made our way over there to head out to Manarola. The trains come about every hour. We just got really lucky. Normal humans have to wait for a fair bit of time. We bought our tickets and we were on our way!

... way.We ate well each night with raw marinated anchovies becoming a staple of every meal. We were bitterly disappointed that the world first (and only) anchovy salting museum was closed to our eternal loss.

One of the things our hotel had going for it was a terraced garden above the building providing a rather special view across the rooftops and out to sea. We also forked out 20 Euros for 2 sun lounges and an umbrella on one of ...

... we had to meet our evening train. Everyone had something important to tend to: drinks (everyone else), bathroom (me). Beyond that, I took photos until we ran out of light. Duh.

En masse, we hopped the train to La Spezie, where we switched back to our trusty tour bus. I'm fairly certain that half of our compatriots had been lulled to sleep by the time we arrived back at the Santa Maria Novella station in Firenze, and we weren't far ...

... is a very happy man and is very 'simpatico' but he really does love the sound of his own voice. (We have a sermon before Mass, during Mass - which of course, we accept as normal, and then again, after Mass. There is another Priest that isnt as 'simpatico', he actually looks grumpy most of the time, well he also loves the sound of his own voice, but singing...We have to sing every verse of every hymn...now, of course, this is all in Italian...so it leads to a very ...